GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| conflagration | fire |
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |